[RBW] Re: New custom Saluki substitute

2011-11-07 Thread Phil Bickford
Nice looking bike Steven - If the fender clearance becomes more of an issue you might try a different manufacturer. Some of the Honjo or Berthod models have an rounder cross section thereby giving those Hetres a little more room to breathe. Enjoy the ride !! Phil B On Nov 4, 10:26 am,

Re: [RBW] Re: New custom Saluki substitute

2011-11-07 Thread Steven Frederick
Thanks! There really is room to move the front fender up closer to the fork crown--I just haven't gotten around to it. This winter I'll either fix it or I'm thinking about putting Berthouds or something similar on there... ...if you look at this pic (scroll down and over to fender/tire) you can

[RBW] Re: New custom Saluki substitute

2011-11-04 Thread chadk
Not much fender clearance on the front wheel. Yikes! Maybe you could file a bit off the bottom of the fork crown? Other than that, looks like a nice bike. Congrats! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group,

[RBW] Re: New custom Saluki substitute

2011-11-04 Thread jeffrey kane
Well look at that! Beautiful color, beautiful fork crown and well, V Brakes no less!!! (man, I really miss my old XT's ...). So please tell then: What are the tube set specs? On Nov 4, 8:48 am, Steven Frederick stl...@gmail.com wrote: In the fancy hub thread, Jeffrey Kane kindly suggested: On

Re: [RBW] Re: New custom Saluki substitute

2011-11-04 Thread Steven Frederick
Yeah, I like V-brakes. Not classic looking but easier to set up, I like the way they look and work, and the shape of the newer Cane Creek V-lever's brake hood is comfortable for me. I set them up in 10 minutes and they're squeal free, powerful and I have no trouble with modulation. YMMV as they

Re: [RBW] Re: New custom Saluki substitute

2011-11-04 Thread Steven Frederick
Heh, there's room to raise the fender but I haven't gotten around to it. It doesn't rub unless the tire picks up some mud but, yeah--the front of the fender in particular is closer to the tire than it needs to be... On Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 10:48 AM, chadk chadknut...@gmail.com wrote: Not much